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Kaija Anneli Saariaho (Finnish: [ˈkɑi̯jɑ ˈsɑːriɑho]; née Laakkonen; 14 October 1952 – 2 June 2023) was a Finnish composer based in Paris, France.During the course of her career, Saariaho received commissions from the Lincoln Center for the Kronos Quartet and from IRCAM for the Ensemble Intercontemporain, the BBC, the New York Philharmonic, the Salzburg Music Festival, the Théâtre ...
Jun 2, 2023 · Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, an artist who offered a dazzling palette of colors in her music, died from complications of brain cancer Friday at her home in Paris.Her death was confirmed in a ...
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A Portrait of Kaija Saariaho. Release date: October 1997 Bis – B0000267GA. Esa-Pekka Salonen, Atso Almila, Finnish Radio Symphony, Camilla Hoitenga, Tuula-Marja ...
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Jun 21, 2023 · When remembering Kaija Saariaho, who died in June 2023, Finnish composers paint a warm portrait of an artist whose presence, support and example inspired and helped them move forward. One of Saariaho’s earliest close colleagues as a composer, Magnus Lindberg, was a co-founder of the Korvat auki! (‘Ears Open’) association nearly half a ...
In May 2013, Saariaho was awarded the Polar Music Prize. In 2015 she was the judge of the Toru Takemitsu Composition Award. Always keen on strong educational programmes, Kaija Saariaho was the music mentor of the 2014-15 Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative and was in residence at U.C. Berkeley Music Department in the autumn 2015.
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Sep 14, 2023 · The Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023) made a significant contribution to the development of contemporary opera with her intimate sound palettes and theatrical sensitivity. A portrait of a composer who initially thought herself unsuited to this art form. Text: Laura Roling
